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Describe the shapes of BF3 and BH4. Assign the hybridisation of boron in these species.

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The central B atom in BF3 undergoes sp2 hybridization which results in trigonal planar geometry with three bond pairs and 0 lone pairs of electrons.
The central B atom in BH4 undergoes sp3 hybridization which results in tetrahedral geometry with 4 bond pairs and 0 lone pairs of electrons.
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